Government-appointed commissioners are to intervene in running a Surrey council with debts of more than £1 billion.
Jim McMahon, Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, said the government had appointed officials to oversee Spelthorne Borough Council.
The interventions come after government inspectors expressed concerns over its record of implementing recommendations from external auditors and from the Local Government Association.
Council leader Joanne Sexton said the council was “determined to address the challenges facing the authority” and would work “collaboratively with the commissioners to ensure long-term improvement in the areas highlighted”.
Under the intervention, which will last until May…
